Upper middle income vs Yemen: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Upper middle income
3.5%
in 2019
Yemen
15.6%
in 2016
Upper middle income rank
28th
Yemen rank
30th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Upper middle income
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 15.6% against 3.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 12.1%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 4.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Upper middle income ranks 28th and Yemen ranks 30th of 45 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Upper middle income | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 42.8% | 37.9% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 26.7% | 23.2% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 15.3% | 11.8% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Upper middle income or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 15.6% against 3.5% in Upper middle income as of 2016.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Upper middle income and Yemen?
- 12.1%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Yemen?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do Upper middle income and Yemen rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Upper middle income ranks 28th and Yemen ranks 30th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/